Autumn Meadowhawk

Sympetrum vicinum

The Autumn Meadowhawk is a colorful dragonfly that loves to fly around in the fall. With its bright red body and clear wings, it can be seen near ponds and marshes, making it a fun friend to spot!

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Autumn Meadowhawk is a small, striking dragonfly. Males boast bright, often brilliant, red bodies and faces, with clear wings that have reddish veins at the base and distinctive yellow legs striped with black. Females are typically yellowish-brown, but also feature the characteristic striped legs.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenOdonataFamiliaLibellulidaeGéneroSympetrum

Autumn Meadowhawk

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Autumn Meadowhawk nymphs live underwater for months, breathing through gills just like fish!

Dragonflies existed before dinosaurs, making them truly ancient insects!

Male Autumn Meadowhawks often guard their mates, chasing away other males nearby!

They are sometimes called 'cherry-faced' dragonflies because of their bright red faces!

Habilidades especiales

Autumn Meadowhawk can hover and fly backwards because of its four independent wings that help them catch prey.

Autumn Meadowhawk has huge compound eyes that help them spot tiny flying insects from far away, even behind them.

Autumn Meadowhawk can warm up its flight muscles by shivering its wings, helping them fly on cooler autumn days.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 40-55 mm
Tamaño: 28-36 mm
Esperanza de vida: 30-90 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 15 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

These aerial hunters feast on tiny flying insects, helping to control mosquito populations!

Diferencias por edad: Nymphs hunt aquatic insects and tadpoles underwater, while adults hunt flying insects in the air.

Alimentos principales

mosquitoes
gnats
midges
flies
small moths

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Yellow Fever Mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Adults expertly snatch mosquitoes from the air.

eaten by

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Fish prey on meadowhawk nymphs living in the water.

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Birds often catch adult dragonflies over meadows.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Aéreo

Las criaturas aéreas pasan una parte importante de su vida en el aire, utilizando el vuelo para diversas actividades como la caza, la migración o la anidación.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.